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The Edge Dance Company hosts "Breaking Bounds 2017", a dance show benefiting the Dizzy Feet Foundation, an organization that provides dance education to low-income communities. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU dance group hosts “Breaking Bounds 2017,” gives back to dance community

By Sabrina Huang March 2, 2017

The Edge Dance Company, a Boston University jazz/lyrical dance group, hosted a benefit showcase at the BU Tsai Performance Center on Saturday to raise money for the Dizzy Feet Foundation. The group...

Spectators gather to watch performances celebrating black Muslim artists Saturday night in Somerville. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Black Muslims in the Arts” unites community in appreciation for culture

By Tyla Pink March 1, 2017

Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University was filled with poetry, song, dancing and celebration on Saturday night, as students and faculty members united to celebrate black Muslims in art. “Black...

Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative hosts a series of readings, screenings and presentations Saturday afternoon, showing different perspectives on city life at the Harvard Art Museums. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Telling Traces” exhibit explores little things that create urban centers

By Chidera Anugwom March 1, 2017

The latest event in a series of urban studies investigations, “Telling Traces: Moving through the City in Lit., Film, and Art” took place on Saturday at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge. Hosted...

Harvard Law School holds "Hack Our Digital Age” Saturday afternoon to connect companies dedicated to eliminating fake news online. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Hack Our Digital Age” showcases how softwares detect, analyze fake news

By Marianne Farrell March 1, 2017

A group of journalists, researchers, scientists and academics came together for a hackathon called “Hack Our Digital Age” at Harvard Law School on Saturday. Harvard hosted several small companies...

Girls Rock Campaign Boston hosts Love Trumps Hate Dance in Jamaica Plain Sunday night to support women of the Boston music community. PHOTO COURTESY JENNY BERGMAN

Girls Rock Campaign Boston hosts concert in support of female empowerment

By Gursimar Kaur February 23, 2017

After the numerous marches through the streets of Boston, protesting for women’s rights, Girls Rock Campaign Boston came up with the idea to host a night that advocates for a specific cause — the...

The Boston University Mascot Program begins holding auditions for Rhett, the school’s mascot, last week. PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON UNIVERSITY MASCOT PROGRAM

BU Mascot Program looks for new Rhett the Terrier

By Sara Frazier February 22, 2017

With Boston University’s Mascot Program kicking off its first day of auditions this past Friday, BU’s Department of Athletics is looking for interested students to take on the role of Rhett the...

WTBU hosts a live show and auction, donating one half of the proceeds to the reconstruction of their studio and the other to Music and Youth Initiative. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

WTBU hosts live show to raise money, give back to community

By Sarah Cristine Burrola February 21, 2017

Music, auction items and philanthropy all came together at WTBU Radio’s latest live show at BU Central Wednesday night. The show, which was organized by the executive board of Boston University’s...

The Boston University Sweethearts, an on-campus a cappella group, hosts a benefit concert to honor Jane Doe Inc. at the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium Saturday night. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Sweethearts lead a cappella groups in spreading awareness about sexual violence

By Elise Takahama February 16, 2017

Valentine’s Day often prompts eye-rolls and scoffs from those who pass it off as a corporate marketing technique, but this year, the Boston University Sweethearts, an all-female a cappella group,...

The Continuum Dance Project host “Passage Through Blue,” an interactive art show incorporating paintings, sculpture and dance, Friday night at the Boston Center for the Arts. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Passage Through Blue” blends art, dance in one unique performance

By Lauren Frias February 15, 2017

The audience moves around the square room, observing the paintings on the walls and sculptures hanging from the ceiling. Works of art are projected onto blank white walls. In a setting that takes on...

Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism organizes “The Gayla" to celebrate the anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

The Gayla reflects on progress in celebratory fashion

By AnnMarie Barenchi February 15, 2017

Many members of the LGBT community remember the exact moment that the verdict of 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states,...

The Genki Spark, a taiko group, hosts an open house Saturday in Dorchester to support visibility for Japanese American women while advocating for equal rights for all. PHOTO BY ELISE TAKAHAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Genki Spark shines light on female empowerment through taiko

By Elise Takahama February 9, 2017

Social advocacy and taiko drumming aren’t a traditional combination. This is something Karen Young, the founding director of The Genki Spark, had known for a long time. But seven years ago, she...

The Berklee Bob Marley Ensemble performs the album, "Exodus," Thursday at the Berklee School of Music. PHOTO BY ASHLEY GRIFFIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Berklee Bob Marley Ensemble celebrates 40-year anniversary of “Exodus”

By Sarah Finkel February 9, 2017

An award-winning performer known for his reggae music, Jamaican artist Nesta Robert “Bob” Marley was revived once again by the student-based Bob Marley Ensemble at the Berklee Performance Center...

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